(a) A mortgage servicer license shall not be transferable or assignable. Any change in any control person of a licensee, except a change of a director, general partner or executive officer that is not the result of an acquisition or change of control of the licensee, shall be the subject of an advance change notice filed on the system at least thirty days prior to the effective date of such change and no such change shall occur without the commissioner's approval. Any licensee who intends to permanently cease acting as a mortgage servicer at any time during a license period for any cause, including, but not limited to, bankruptcy or voluntary dissolution, shall file a request to surrender the license in accordance with subsection (c) of section 36a-51, for each office at which the licensee intends to cease to do business, on the system, not later than fifteen days after the date of such cessation, provided this requirement shall not apply when a license has been suspended pursuant to section 36a-51. No surrender shall be effective until accepted by the commissioner.

(b) No licensee may use any name other than its legal name or a fictitious name approved by the commissioner, provided such licensee may not use its legal name if the commissioner disapproves use of such name. No licensee shall use any name or address other than the name and address stated on the license issued by the commissioner. A mortgage servicer licensee may change the name of the licensee or address of any office specified on the most recent filing with the system if (1) at least thirty calendar days prior to such change, the licensee files such change with the system and, in the case of a main office or branch office, provides the commissioner a bond rider or endorsement, or addendum, as applicable, to any bond or evidence of errors and omissions coverage on file with the commissioner that reflects the new name or address of the main office or branch office; and (2) the commissioner does not disapprove such change, in writing, or request further information within such thirty-day period.

(c) Except as otherwise specified in subsections (a) and (b) of this section, each mortgage servicer applicant or licensee, and each individual designated as a control person, qualified individual or branch manager of such applicant or licensee, shall file to the system any change in the information most recently submitted to the system by such applicant, licensee, control person, qualified individual or branch manager in connection with the application or license, or, if the information cannot be filed on the system, notify the commissioner of such change, in writing, not later than fifteen days from the date such applicant, licensee, control person, qualified individual or branch manager had reason to know of the change. A mortgage servicer licensee shall file with the system or, if the information cannot be filed on the system, directly notify the commissioner, in writing, not later than fifteen business days after the licensee has reason to know of the occurrence of any of the following events:

(1) Filing for bankruptcy, or the consummation of a corporate restructuring, of the licensee;

(2) Filing of a criminal indictment against the licensee or receiving notification of the filing of any criminal felony indictment or felony conviction of any control person, qualified individual or branch manager of the licensee;

(3) Receiving notification of the institution of license denial, cease and desist, suspension or revocation procedures, or other formal or informal regulatory action by any governmental agency against the licensee or any control person, qualified individual or branch manager of the licensee and the reasons for such action;

(4) Receiving notification of the initiation of any action against the licensee or any control person, qualified individual or branch manager of the licensee by the Attorney General or the attorney general of any other state and the reasons for such action;

(5) Suspension or termination of the licensee's status as an approved seller or servicer by the Federal National Mortgage Association, Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation or Government National Mortgage Association;

(6) Receiving notification that certain servicing rights of the licensee will be rescinded or cancelled, and the reasons provided therefor;

(7) Receiving notification of filing for bankruptcy of any control person, qualified individual or branch manager of the licensee; or

(8) Receiving notification of the initiation of a class action lawsuit on behalf of consumers against the licensee that is related to the operation of the licensed business.

(d) The commissioner may automatically suspend any license for a violation of subsection (a) or (b) of this section or upon a failure of the licensee to designate a qualified individual or branch manager who meets the requirements set forth in section 36a-719 not later than thirty days after a vacancy in the position. After a license has been automatically suspended pursuant to this section, the commissioner shall (1) give such licensee notice of the automatic suspension, pending proceedings for revocation or refusal to renew pursuant to section 36a-719j and an opportunity for a hearing on such action in accordance with section 36a-51, and (2) require such licensee to take or refrain from taking such action as the commissioner deems necessary to effectuate the purposes of this section.

(P.A. 14-89, S. 6; P.A. 18-173, S. 73.)

History: P.A. 18-173 amended Subsec. (a) by replacing provision re licensee's use of name other than approved legal or fictitious name with provision re filing of advance change notice on the system, and adding reference to Sec. 36a-51(c), amended Subsec. (b) by adding provisions re licensee's use of approved legal or fictitious name and use of name or address stated on license, deleting “, directly to” re providing bond rider or endorsement or addendum to commissioner in Subdiv. (1), amended Subsec. (c) by adding provisions re filing change in information to the system or notification to commissioner in writing, replacing reference to 5 business days with reference to 15 business days re notice to commissioner, replacing references to officers, directors, members, partners or shareholders with references to control person, qualified individual or branch manager in Subdivs. (2) and (7), and adding references to control person, qualified individual or branch manager in Subdivs. (3) and (4), added Subsec. (d) re automatic suspension of license, and made technical changes.